Magnetic securement device magnetically attached to a sheetrock fastener

Abstract

A magnetic securement device that includes a high energy magnet and a securing member. The device attaches to sheetrock walls through magnetic attraction to sheetrock screws or nails. The device would support display objects by either squeezing them between the device and the wall, hanging them on the device, or hanging them on hooks affixed to the magnet. The magnet of the device is a lightweight neodymium magnet that provides great strength in a small package. These magnets are able to attach themselves to the head of a screw or nail and cling there with enough force to support light display objects attached thereto.

1. A magnetic securement device comprising:
 a) a permanent magnet including a substantially flat base; 
 b) a fastener made of steel and including a flat head; 
 c) a piece of sheetrock oriented vertically; 
 d) a wall stud; 
 e) said fastener attaching said piece of sheetrock to said wall stud; 
 f) said fastener thinly covered with a hardened, opaque paste; 
 g) said substantially flat base of said permanent magnet positioned parallel and adjacent to said flat head of said fastener; 
 h) said permanent magnet magnetically attached to said fastener; and 
 i) said permanent magnet including a securing member configured and arranged to support a structurally independent object,
 whereby the object is secured for display or support on a wall. 
 
 
   
   
     2. The device of  claim 1  wherein:
 a) said permanent magnet including at least one other surface; and 
 b) said securing member attached to said other surface. 
 
   
   
     3. The device of  claim 2  wherein:
 a) said securing member is selected from the group consisting of clip, hook, confining passageway, adhesive pad, and part of a hook and loop system. 
 
   
   
     4. The device of  claim 2 :
 a) including two of the permanent magnets; 
 b) including two of the fasteners; 
 c) including two of the wall studs; 
 d) including two arms; 
 e) including a connecting bar; 
 f) said wall studs standing adjacent and parallel to each another; 
 g) said permanent magnets attached to different said fasteners; 
 h) said fasteners attached to different said wall studs; 
 i) each of said two arms including a basal end, a middle section, and a projecting end; 
 j) the basal ends attached to the other surfaces of different said permanent magnets; 
 k) each said projecting end terminating a predetermined distance away from and predominantly down from said permanent magnet that said arm is attached to; 
 l) each said middle section constructed and arranged to provide variability of length; 
 m) said connecting bar attached to the projecting ends of said two arms; and 
 n) said connecting bar including said securing member,
 whereby the permanent magnets may be attached to fasteners having differing heights and said connecting bar be held horizontal through adjustment of the arms and a structurally independent object may be hung level. 
 
 
   
   
     5. The device of  claim 2  comprising:
 a) a hanging arm; 
 b) said hanging arm positioned between said other surface and said securing member; 
 c) said hanging arm attached to said other surface and said securing member; and 
 d) said hanging arm constructed and arranged to provide variability of length,
 whereby a structurally independent object may be hung at variable distances below the fastener. 
 
 
   
   
     6. The device of  claim 3  wherein:
 a) said securing member has a width that extends horizontally and parallel to said piece of sheetrock; and 
 b) said securing member constructed and arranged to provide securement at multiple locations,
 whereby a structurally independent object may be secured at multiple locations along the horizontal extension of the securing member. 
 
 
   
   
     7. The device of  claim 3  wherein:
 a) said clip, said hook, and said confining passageway form a partially enclosed void; and 
 b) the void substantially lies directly beneath said permanent magnet,
 whereby a structurally independent object may be hung in the void in a location substantially directly beneath the permanent magnet. 
 
 
   
   
     8. The device of  claim 1  wherein:
 a) said permanent magnet is a neodymium magnet. 
 
   
   
     9. The device in  claim 1  wherein:
 a) said substantially flat base including minute projections,
 whereby the permanent magnet has increased resistance to vertical sliding. 
 
 
   
   
     10. The device in  claim 1  wherein:
 a) said substantially flat base including a tac coat,
 whereby the permanent magnet has increased resistance to vertical sliding. 
 
 
   
   
     11. The device in  claim 1  wherein:
 a) said fastener is selected from the group consisting of a screw and a nail; 
 b) said piece of sheetrock is comprised of gypsum; 
 c) said flat head is covered with sheetrock compound; and 
 d) said sheetrock compound is covered with paint. 
 
   
   
     12. The device of  claim 1  wherein:
 a) said permanent magnet including at least one other surface; and 
 b) said other surface of a predetermined shape to support a structurally independent object. 
 
   
   
     13. The device of  claim 1  wherein:
 a) said permanent magnet including at least one other surface; 
 b) said permanent magnet including two magnetic poles; 
 c) one of the said two magnetic poles located on the substantially flat base; 
 d) the other of the said two magnetic poles located on said other surface; and 
 e) said other surface is said securing member,
 whereby a display object including a ferric surface or a magnet may be magnetically attached to the securing member. 
 
 
   
   
     14. The device of  claim 1  wherein:
 a) said permanent magnet is of a predetermined size, shape, and strength to squeeze and support a flat object between said flat head and said substantially flat base,
 whereby a graphic sheet or a flat tab supporting a display object is squeezed between the magnet and the fastener and thereby supported. 
 
 
   
   
     15. The device of  claim 14  including:
 a) said flat object; and 
 b) said flat object located between said flat head and said substantially flat base,
 whereby a graphic sheet or a flat tab supporting a display object is squeezed between the magnet and the fastener and thereby supported. 
 
 
   
   
     16. The device of  claim 14  comprising:
 a) an extending arm; 
 b) said permanent magnet including at least one other surface; 
 c) said extending arm attached to said other surface; 
 d) said extending arm including a segment lying in the same plane as said substantially flat base extended; and 
 e) said segment of said extending arm positioned a predetermined distance away from said permanent magnet,
 whereby a graphic sheet is further supported when squeezed between the segment of the extending arm and the sheetrock. 
 
 
   
   
     17. The device of  claim 14  comprising:
 a) a plurality of the permanent magnets; 
 b) a plurality of the fasteners; and 
 c) said permanent magnets magnetically attached to different said fasteners,
 whereby a larger graphic sheet may be squeezed between the magnets and the fasteners and thereby supported at several locations. 
 
 
   
   
     18. A magnetic securement device comprising:
 a) a permanent magnet including a substantially flat base; 
 b) an applied wall sheathing to wall stud fastener; 
 c) the fastener made of steel and including a flat head; 
 d) said flat head covered with a hardened, opaque paste; 
 e) said substantially flat base of said permanent magnet positioned parallel and adjacent to said flat head of said fastener; 
 f) said permanent magnet magnetically attached to said fastener; and 
 g) said permanent magnet including a securing member configured and arranged to support a structurally independent object through mechanisms selected from the group consisting of squeezing the object between said flat head and said permanent magnet, hanging the object directly on said permanent magnet, and attaching the object to a securing member that is in turn attached to said permanent magnet. 
 
   
   
     19. A magnetic securement device and a display object comprising:
 a) a permanent magnet including a substantially flat base; 
 b) a fastener made of steel and including a flat head; 
 c) a vertical piece of sheetrock; 
 d) a wall stud; 
 e) a display object; 
 f) said fastener attaching said vertical piece of sheetrock to said wall stud; 
 g) said substantially flat base of said permanent magnet positioned parallel and adjacent to said flat head of said fastener; 
 h) said permanent magnet magnetically attached to said fastener; 
 i) said permanent magnet including at least one other surface; and 
 j) said display object attached to said other surface,
 whereby the display object is secured on a wall.